罹
catch, get
Readings
On'yomi
- リ
- ラ
Kun'yomi
- かか.る
Meaning
罹 centers on being affected by something undesirable: catching an illness or getting into a difficult situation.
Most common words using 罹
- 罹患りかん
contraction of a disease
- 罹るかかるN3
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
- 罹災りさい
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
- 罹患率りかんりつ
disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
- 罹患者りかんしゃ
person affected by a disease; sufferer
- 罹災民りさいみん
victims; sufferers
- 罹災者りさいしゃ
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
- 罹病りびょう
contraction of a disease; morbidity
- 罹病率りびょうりつ
disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
Study
Etymology
罹 combines 罒 (net) with 惟, which likely contributes the sound. The idea of being caught in a net extends to catching an illness or misfortune.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 罒 looks like a net, and the bottom 惟 suggests a heart 忄 caught with a bird 隹. Imagine a net trapping your heart, like catching a cold that weighs you down.
Reading mnemonic
For リ, picture a net catching a leek (リーキ): the leek sound cues リ, and the net catches it just like you catch an illness.